The Senate officially confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Thursday, making her the first black woman and first former federal public defender to be elevated to the nation’s highest court.
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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first black woman on Supreme Court
The Senate officially confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Thursday, making her the first black woman and first former federal public defender to be elevated to the nation’s highest court.
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Biden interviews trio of candidates for Supreme Court
President Joe Biden has interviewed at least three candidates for the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, and the White House reiterated Tuesday that he remains on track to make a final selection by Monday.
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Beyoncé and Zendaya to remake 1959 classic ‘Imitation of Life’: source
Two of Tinseltown’s biggest stars are reportedly teaming up for a new project.
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WaPo corrects Clarence Thomas report on ‘White conservatives’-like opinions
The Washington Post issued a correction on Thursday after a story reported that US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinions “resemble the thinking of White conservatives.”
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Whoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View’ after suspension: ‘I’m grateful’
Whoopi Goldberg came back to “The View” Monday following her two-week suspension.
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Rewind: Super Bowl Halftime Rapper Snoop Dogg Called Black Conservatives, Candace Owens ‘C**n Bunch’
Super Bowl Sunday was marked by a halftime show featuring some of the hip-hop’s top (and aging) rappers, like Snoop Dogg who spent years spewing hatred at former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
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American Erin Jackson wins 2022 Olympics speedskating gold with blazing run
Erin Jackson shouldn’t even have been in Beijing.
At Olympic trials, she’d come in third in the 500-meter speed skating race after slipping. The US only had two spots.
But knowing that Jackson, a World Cup winner, had the best chance at a medal, teammate Brittany Bowe volunteered to give up her spot, knowing that her own best race would be in the 1,000 meter anyway.
That didn’t end up being necessary — the US got a third spot in the race through happenstance. But it helped lead to the scene on Sunday night in Beijing, when Jackson smiled as she removed her goggles, looking up at her time.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones slams Rev. Al Sharpton over his stance on brazen NYC thefts
New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones blasted the Rev. Al Sharpton on Wednesday for taking a get-tough stance on New York shoplifting — dismissing the crime wave as no big deal and suggesting that the longtime liberal activist was now backing the “carceral state.”
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Dave Chappelle vows to pull investments from Yellow Springs, Ohio, if it doesn’t nix affordable housing plan
An Ohio village shot down a residential development plan that included affordable housing after Dave Chappelle and other residents railed against the proposal during a Monday night public hearing, a report said.
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